Obstructive sleep apnea among express bus drivers in Malaysia: Important indicators for screening

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 594-599

  Mohd Yusoff, M Fadhli ^a   Baki, Marina Mat ^b   Mohamed, Norlen ^a   Mohamed, A Sani ^b   Yunus, M Razif Mohamad ^b   Ami, Mazita ^b   Othman, Ilhamah ^a   Ishak, Azlan I ^b  

^a Vehicle Safety and Biomechanics Research Centre   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Crash risk; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep study; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAR DRIVING; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; NECK; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; NECK; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649749920     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2010.505255     Document Type: Article

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